MIT engineers have taken inspiration from architecture to create a new material that combines high stiffness with low weight—by using a repeating geometric structure that's airy, yet remarkably strong.
Google is gearing up to take on the likes of GoDaddy with the launch of a new domain registration service. Google Domains is currently in beta, though interested users can sign up for an invitation to try out the new service.
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Nokia has announced another Android-based smartphone, the Nokia X2, which joins its existing range of X devices launched at Mobile World Congress earlier this year. It's Android, but not as we know it.
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San Francisco is cracking down on apps that auction public parking spaces, with cease and desist letters sent to at least three startups. City attorney Dennis Herrera singled out MonkeyParking, saying its business model is "wholly premised on illegal actions."
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We talk about memory a lot when we discuss gadgets, and it's no surprise: it's one of the biggest indicators of performance in the gadgets we all use. But rarely do we stop and think about how it works at the very basic level.
According to Bloomberg, Apple's suppliers will begin mass producing the next-generation iPhone 6 — which will allegedly be available in a 4.7-inch and a 5.5-inch variant — in the month of July, with an estimated shipping date set for September.
Citing anonymous sources in the know, the Bloomberg report mentioned that the new iPhone models will be thinner and rounder when compared to last-gen versions. The larger 5.5-inch model is said to be more complicated to mass produce, which means that the initial production volumes will be low.
Also mentioned is the presence of a curved glass screen, which allows manufacturers to "taper the edges of the screen where the bezel meets the frame of a smartphone." While there is no official confirmation of the same, the story does highlight the rumors of late referencing a larger form factor for the next iPhone.
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Source: Bloomberg
The association between marijuana and schizophrenia is historically fraught. In the 1960's and 1970's, scientists thought that smoking weed could trigger psychosis in just about anyone. Today, these findings are more nuanced, but researchers still think that cannabis can trigger schizophrenia in people who are predisposed to the disease — meaning those with family histories of the disorder. Yet, in the last decade, some scientists have actually started to look at the effect in reverse. The resulting studies suggest that the neurobiology underlying schizophrenia might also put people affected by the disorder at increased risk for smoking pot. But these results haven't garnered nearly as much attention as studies suggesting the opposite.
Bloomberg is reporting that Apple will put two new iPhones into production in July—one with a 4.7-inch display, the other with 5.5-inch screen—and both might ship by September.
